Tensile Strength and Morphological Behavior of Treated Oil Pam Empty Fruit Bunch Particle Reinforced Polymeric Composite

Abstract:

Numerous literatures have suggested that the use of natural fiber as filler can improve the mechanical properties of a polymer composite. Oil palm empty fruit bunch fibers (OPEFB) are no exception and have shown to exhibit good mechanical properties, with the potential to produce environmentally friendlier composites. In this study, the tensile strengths and morphologies of micro OPEFB filled composites with varying loadings (0.3125 wt% to 10 wt%) were investigated. It was found that increasing content of OPEFB reduces the translucency of the composite almost linearly. It was also revealed that the addition of 0.3125 wt% to 2.5 wt% has a reinforcing effect, observing improvement up to 17.4% compared to its neat condition. Such findings would facilitate the development of an effective OPEFB reinforced polymeric nanocomposite.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1064)
• Pages: 27-37
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-e12r4q
• Online since: June 2022
• Authors: Dominick Wong, Mahmood Anwar, Sujan Debnath, Abdul Hamid, Izman Sudin, A.K. Basak, Alokesh Pramani*
• Keywords: Green Composite, Nanocomposite, OPFEB, Palm Oil

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